The Sunday herald., 1887-01-02
couLIssE CHAT.

Dieoy Bell is immense in his new topical song.
"Quite Suf1cient,h in "1ndiana."
Charles II. Hoyt's new play, OF the wildly farcical
order, is to he called "Hole in the Ground"
Marie alchrlst, transformation dancer, from Lon
don, has arrived in this country and Ia at present In
Detroit.
Lily Post docs much better 10 "indianan than was
expected, her vocalism aud acting being greatly
admired.
Theremans Of sig. Giuseppe oper,l were placed
In the Actors Fund plot In the Evergreen Cemetery
New YORK.
Lillian olcoi is going back to Now York on the
third OF January, aud will play "rhcodora" al the
star Theatre
Lawrence Barre,rs impersonation OF Rienti is &C.
counted by many Judges the best success OF his
brilliant career.
Col. Frank A. Burr brought out last week In Chi
cago comic opera called "Mizpah,' which is said
to be q success.
verdi's age Is seventy three, hut his appetite and
his spritsshow no indication OF failure. lie is stu
an industrious composer.
Teresa Carreno, the planis',s revsitlng her ma.
tive country, Venezuela, hut promises to return to
the United states shortly.
Munczi Lajos, that Is freely posted, Ia not
new style of cigar nor Of mineral water nor pic
ture. lie Is hungarian nidler, aud he plays with
the gypsy band in the Eden Musee
"Lcw" Docksader, the minstrel, is n Hartford
man named Clarp, who used to run little cheap
theatre IN his native city. Among the recent addi-
Edward Harrigan's new play, that will shortly
succeed "rhc o'Reagans,' Is to he caled"McNoo-
neys Visit, y and Will depict the adventures OF
green Irlshman on his frat visit to New York.
Clara Morris's retirement from the stage has
been enforced by Ill health. She arrived at River
dale in no weak a condition that she had to he car
ried from the train to her house In an tnvalids
chair.
The members OF the "Alone In London" Company
gave a New Years eve dinner party to Miss Cora
Tanner, their leading lady, at the Harris House The
ing the inner man.
An usher In one OF the Brooklyn theatres 0ccu-
pies a like position In well lknown chu rch aud II
Is charged against him that he said to worshiper
last sunday, The gallery ls tnl' sir, but there Is
plenty OF room In the orchestra
Not iauncd by her previous ill-luck, Clara Morris
will tempt fate again next month, leaving this city
January 10 for Denver. where she is to play week,
going thence TO san Francisco, where she Will begin
months season on the 3ist instant.
Johann Strauss is having a plano made for him
that will be hardly audible outside the room 1t is In,
aud this he will use when he Is composing, In order
| that ineropers ana pracal neiRhbors may not
appropriate his themes for waltzes Of their own.
As an instance of Mrs. Langtrys popularity, 1t
may be stated that her last weeks business at the
close of a nine weeks performance in New York
Ia OF the largest OF the entire season. The re-
ceps at the Wednesday matinee were nearly sl,0o,
at prices ranging from 81 to 25 cents.
There are two kinds of rumors aioat concerning
the genial "Bly" Florence and his wife. one that
they are making fortune anl enjoying great popu
ary in the West; the other that for the past two
seasons they have lost 40 much money that they
contemplate retirement ON what they have re-
naming
Since they have introduced "Lullaby" into "The
Chimes Of Normandy and "Nearer, My God, to
Thee" In "faust," and "The Last Rose OF Summer
Into the "Mkado," it's pretty hard to tell whether
you are attending nursery ma a prayer meeting.
| line somewhere.-Ihe Lifting Church.
| "Calaynos," which Lawrence Barrett has taken
up, written by George II. Boxer forty years ago,
| published In 1913, and was acted both here and In
MIR. Boxer is well known as poet, hut his best work
Is dramatic. His "Francesca da Rimini" Is full OF
admirable writing and Is well constructed
Rosna vokes goes in for dress reform, and is
| stckler for ease and comfort in her robes. She
SAYS: "The fashion OF wearing the dress 30 tightly
pulled back In front is both inartistic and awkward
| A woman can never sit down with comfort | al
ways want to be able to lit my arms high above my
| head. and 80 should every woman, think"
| Dion Boucicault and his company were resting
last week In New York They Will play in Harlem
the week beginning January 10, and then go TO Bos
| ton, where MIR. Bouccauts new play, based on in-
cdents Of the War of the Rebellion, will first he pro-
| duced. Our New National would have been glad to
| get Boucicault, but the dates he could give Wash
| ington were 0lled.
| new recruit TO the company supporting Mr..
| Booth is Miss Daisy Slddons, of Washington. a
daughter of the late !. H. Siddons whose curious
| and valuable little work, "rhe Shakeepearean
Referee" has just been published. Miss Siddons
| is said to be a direct descendant OF the English
family to which the husband OF the greatest OF the
| kembles belonged.
Mrs. James Brown Potter, In the course Of pri-
vate letter recently received from Paris says: ~
have no contract with any theatrical manager and
absolutely no plans in that direction In the inture
Mrs. Potter Ia now settled In Paris for the winter
and receives on Wednesdays in charming little
apartment which she occupies with her mother and
sister IN the gay capital.
Miss Calhoun, the American actress, 70 well
known here, has bought new play, the original
| conception of which IL due to her inspiration
The subject is Charlotte Corday. There is pros
pect that this play VIII be produced in London aftel
Christmas, and II Miss Calh0uns wishes are carried
out, 1t will, at later period. he put on the stage
at New YORK, where hearty welcome VIII surely
greet In her native land this accomplished artist.
In "a wife's Peril" Mrs Lang'ry finds char
acer in which she shines In the best lights Lady
ormond Is society woman; Mrs. Langtry has
been, and the characteristics OF the one fit the
. other. TO its performance the actress has always
brought the refinement, ease Of carriage, and ele
gance of presence OF woman who has been iden
, tiled with refined "society," and has pr0nted by
the, experience. Naturally therefore, Mrs. Lang
try has always been, and still Is, most successful IL
the qnieter scenes OF the play-those In which She
is simply the well-bred woman OF society,"
"Ilarbor Lights" will be produced at Wallack'
Theatre during the latter part of January after tn,
revival OF "The School for Scandal" with Ann'
Robe In the role OF Dora Ydne, and kyrle Beew a
Lfeut. DdUid KBgsey. The play has iwenty-tw,
, speaking characters, which vii. enlist the ful
, strength of Mr. Walacks company. Mr.. GOatche
is now at work on The scenery, which viii be yer!
fine, as the play is full OF clever scenic effects. Th
play made quite n hit at the Boston Museum, and Il
10 the English naval life what "In the RANKS" wa
. to the army life Of England. The Boston Museum
company, which has been playing II, Will this weel
which made a hit at The Madison-square Theatre
| last summer.
A circus manager says: "There'sno money In tn,
South for showmen since the earthquake. The peo
. pie are under the influence OF the preachers. TIT
earthquake fever is upon the colored people within
a radius OF five hundred miles from the centre o
! disturbance. They are carrying on camp meeting
all over the country. You see them In the wood
and on the roadside; they may come to the show Y
see the parade, but instead OF gong In to see thu
circus they start a prayer meeting on the grounds
h There is another drawback; there seems TO be nj
money In the South. Everything there Is done un
der the mortgage system. The cotton crop Ia abun
dant, hut it Is nearly all morgaged TO the merchants
, simmer ana have taken the crops AZ security
Z Neither do the merchants seem to have any money
All OF the show people who have been In the Soul
y since the earthquake Jared badly"
Mrs. Langtrys costumes In "Perl" form for tn
ladies' one OF the attractions OF the evenings enter
: tanment one OF them IL a Nile-green silk, mad
" with full train the waist cut exceedingly low In tn
. back and front. The opening was neither squar
= nor pointed, but was cut round. the seeves-bn
: gown, bur high-colOred kid gloves seemed to tax
the place OF sleeves they reached far above III
elbow. A magnificent necklace OF rubes and dia
: monds In hammered gold and diamond bracelet
c were worn for ornaments: Another beautiful cos
d tune was OF dOyecOlOred velvet, with long train
a hlgn-neck waist, sleeves sashed at the shoulder
n Under these open sleeves were worn sleeves Q
II white gauze, striped with gold. A becoming morn
s- ing costume was OF heliotrope shade, with whic
d was carried a bright red null parasol.
= Most of our experts upon the ballet speak I
terms OF the warlncst praise OF the Efforts whic
c the Americsn opera Company has made to eslat
d lish a school for ballet In this city. one OF tn
that many ballet girls are too Old for IN
ID business Is that In New York when a manage
u wishes TO engage large force for some speci.
a occasion he has nothing Ike fresh material 70 dra'
o upon. An advertisement for ballet girls will brin
II only middle-aged ladies'. VINO have taken as the
Y motto, "Once ballet girl, always ballet girl,
N and who believe tnat having danced twenty-lv
a | years ago with Fanny Ellser they are good for a
. time. In Europe each large city has a school I
Is draw upon, and II the girls are not wonderful
expert In twisting themselves In and out OF Knot
e and going through other wonderful contorlon
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